The 9th Conference on Outward Investment from Emerging Economies (OFDI)
Green Transition, Emerging Markets, and Foreign Direct Investment
23-24 October 2025
HTW Berlin
Germany
Overview
This year’s conference welcomes all papers related to the general conference theme of ‘Outward investment from emerging economies’. More information on the general theme can be found <here>. In addition, this year the conference particularly invites papers related to the special theme of ‘Green Transition, Emerging Markets, and Foreign Direct Investment’. More information on the special theme can be found <here>.
Visit the HTW conference website <here>.
Keynote speakers
Ravi Ramamurti (Northeastern University)
Anne Miroux (Cornell University)
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
Maha Saleh (Delivery Hero)
Johannes Schwegler (TREEO)
Important dates
Paper submission deadline: September 25, 2025
Notification of acceptance: September 28, 2025
Registration opens: June 15, 2025
Registration deadline: October 5, 2025
Conference date: October 23–24, 2025
Organizing committee, HTW Berlin
Florian Becker-Ritterspach
Yzabellune Run-Grüger
International organizing committee
Peter Gammeltoft (Technical University of Denmark)
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
Raghda El Ebrashi (German International University in Cairo)
Mireille Daaboul (German International University in Cairo)
Amira Tarek (German International University in Cairo)
Further information
We invite scholars across disciplines and methodologies working on these topics to submit to the conference. We especially encourage the submission of interdisciplinary and mixed-method analyses and work by scholars residing in emerging economies.
Conference participants will also serve as discussants on one paper.
For inquiries, please contact: Florian.Becker-Ritterspach@HTW-Berlin.de
Conference fee
High-income countries (World Bank definition): Regular, EUR 275; PhD student, EUR 125
Middle/low-income countries (World Bank definition): Regular, EUR 175; PhD student, EUR 75
At least one author must register per paper accepted for presentation.
Sponsors
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
MBA Program of HTW
Forschungsfonds of HTW
Submission & publication
Please submit your paper to: Yzabellune.Run-Grueger@HTW-Berlin.de
Papers may not exceed 40 pages, following Academy of Management Journal guidelines.
Prospective participants are encouraged to also consider submission for the related special issue of Critical Perspectives on International Business (CPOIB). See the <call for papers>.
The previous conferences in the series have produced special issues of International Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of International Management, International Journal of Technology Management, European Management Journal, International Journal of Emerging Markets, International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, and International Journal of Technology and Globalization.
Copenhagen Conference on Outward Investment from Emerging Economies 